Week 7: May 20th - 22nd

Week 7 (May 20-22)

Division 13

WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS

Please complete Interim Self-Assessment and return electronically by May 27^th,2020

CLASS ZOOM MEETING: Wednesday 9:30 – 10:30  - Please note that the time is a bit earlier than usual as my weekly staff meeting has been re-scheduled to Wed. @ 10:30. 

ZOOM  Friday at 10:00 am – 11:30 – This Zoom time will be used for presentations this week

Curriculum Area	Lesson/Concept	Student Activity
English Literacy	Theme: The Outdoors Bonus #1: Enjoy reading in the outdoors! Challenge yourself to read for 20-30 minutes every day this week outside! Bonus #2: Take a picture, draw a sketch, make a diagram or make a video of a tree.	1.   Participate in this Take Me Outside Challenge: “Find a tree around your neighbourhood and spend 20 minutes with it - under it, leaned against it, perhaps even up in it! Feel the bark, look at its leaves and its roots, and think about all the ways trees provide for us. (Hint - they give us oxygen, they improve water quality, they temper climate, they conserve energy, they create habitat for plants and animals, they improve health, they reduce crime, they reduce noise pollution and they promote community, just to name a few!)” 2.   Write a Kidblog Post about trees It can be any type of writing: an essay, a poem, a story, a report, a journal… just share something about TREES!
French Literacy	La musique francophone – Chanson de la semaine choisie par les élèves et par madame Theme : La nature Grammaire : Révision des verbes de base ETRE et AVOIR	1.   Écoute les chansons de la semaine A)  Chloe : Mama Africa par Kids United B) Madame : Appelle ton amour par Kelly Clarkson feat. Zaz BONUS – Create a photo collage (video or picture) of the people you love similar to that of the music video for « Appelle ton amour » 2.   Regarder l’émission de ONIVA « Vert » 3.   Complèter la feuille de révision sur les verbes être et avoir au présent. The answer sheet is included so you can self-correct. You do not need to send me anything for French this week.
Numeracy	Concept: Intro to Geometry: POLYGONS Optional: XTRA Math for multiplication & division fact mastery	Click this link for Math lessons and worksheets:  Math Antics for Div. 13 Grade 5&6 1) Watch lesson in Geometry-Part 1: Polygons 2) Complete a minimum of 1 practice exercise or worksheet page 3)Do “I KNoW IT” Math “quiz” on polygons OR send me a picture or copy of your practice work for polygons
	Get active for at least 30 minutes each day!	Activity of the week: Get outdoors! Some ideas are: Go for a walk, a run or a bike ride. Create an outdoor obstacle course.

EXTENSIONS OPPORTUNITIES – These are optional

Outdoors

1.   Canadian Wildlife Federation- https://cwf-fcf.org/en/news/releases/2020/covid-19-update.html

2.   Article to read about the importance of forests - https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/blogs/21-reasons-why-forests-are-important

3.   Video about the cedar tree and totems in Pacific Northwest: https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/cedar-trees-totem-native-america/cedar-trees-totem-native-america/

Reading – Check out this article by Time for Kids about the new 2020 Children’s Choices Reading List. Click here to view the list.

Cooking: Learn how to make the perfect eggs

Science World is offering OMNIMAX films to watch at home that you even have the option to watch in FRENCH! Check out this one: “Mummies, Secrets of the Pharaohs”. Click here to watch: https://www.scienceworld.ca/online-films/#mummies-secrets-of-the-pharaohs

Week 6: May 11-15

Week 6 (May 11-15)

Division 13

WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS

CLASS ZOOM MEETING: Wednesday 10:00 – 11:00 (Présentations en petit groupe après 11:00-12:00) For this week's theme of creativity come prepared to showcase anything that you've created! If you're up for a challenge try the Getty Art Museum challenge listed below, otherwise you can share another creation of yours! Let's get creative! 

ZOOM DROP-IN (Optional) Friday at 10:00 am – 10:30 (Présentations en petit groupe après 10:30 -11:30)

Curriculum Area	Lesson/Concept	Student Activity
English Literacy	Theme: Creativity Use a creative writing prompt. Complete your creative writing assignment in a WORD doc and send to me OR post on KIDBLOG. Don’t forget to name your documents and include a title.	1.   Read assigned book on EPIC: Above and Beyond with Creativity and Innovation. If you’re going to choose a chapter to read, I recommend 3 & 4, or try a chapter a day for the week.   2.   Choose a creative writing prompt. Here are some options but feel free to use your own as well. Video Writing prompt: Mystery Box Video Writing prompt: Design the Ultimate Lair Creative Writing Prompts 3.   Write a minimum of 1 page focusing on style/voice in your creative writing. This means that your piece of writing should reflect your personality. Watch this video to learn more about developing VOICE in your writing.
French Literacy	La musique francophone – Chanson de la semaine choisie par les élèves et par madame Grammaire : passé composé et imparfait  Projet de Passion (on going)	1.   Écoute la chanson de la semaine choisie par Quinn : On écrit sur les murs par Kids United et la chanson de madame : C’est la vie par Khaled 2.    Regarde la leçon sur les verbes au passé composé et l’imparfait (2 temps au passé les plus communs): 3.    Écris un paragraphe qui parle d’un évènement au passé. Tu peux utiliser le passé composé et l’imparfait. Tu peux écrire ton paragraphe dans le même document que tu as créé pour ton écriture au présent si tu veux. 4.   Les présentations –On commence à partager les projets cette semaine. Click ici pour voir le Google doc pour les dates de présentations.
Numeracy	Concept: Intro to Geometry: Points/Lines/Planes & Angles Optional: XTRA Math for multiplication & division fact mastery	Click this link for Math lessons and worksheets:  Math Antics for Div. 13 Grade 5&6 1) Watch lesson in Geometry-Part 1: Points, lines and planes AND Angle Basics 2) Complete 1 practice exercise or worksheet page for each lesson. 3)Do “I KNoW IT” Math “quiz” on angles OR send me a picture or copy of your practice work for angles.
	Get active for at least 30 minutes each day!	Activity of the week: Get moving with NBA legend Jerome Williams in this workout.

EXTENSIONS OPPORTUNITIES – These are optional

Creativity

Do the Getty Museum Art Challenge! Browse the Getty Museum's collection, then re-create something you've found using objects (and people) from your home. See the Twitter feed for inspiration! https://twitter.com/GettyMuseum/status/1242845952974544896

Post your pic on Kidblog or send to me! First, you’ll need to choose a piece of art to re-create! Think about whether you’d like to recreate a portrait (with a person) or using objects only. You can also visit other museums websites to select the piece of art you’d like to recreate. Try Le Louvre or the Vancouver Art Gallery

  

2. Check out the Vancouver Art Gallery’s “Art at Home Series” for art activities.

Science:

1.   Check out Scholastic Scienceflix page all about CODING

2.   Science World is offering OMNIMAX films to watch at home that you even have the option to watch in FRENCH! The newest one featured is “WILD OCEAN”. Click here to watch: https://www.scienceworld.ca/online-films/#wild-ocean

Take a virtual field trip: Use this fly-over virtual tour to learn about the 2019 fire that badly damaged Paris's historic Notre Dame cathedral and the efforts to restore it: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-18/notre-dame-walk-through/11024512?nw=0

WEEKLY WORDS : Words with /oo/

1.   Loose

2.   Rooster

3.   Balloon

4.   Shampoo

5.   Raccoon

6.   Proof

7.   Choose

8.   Lose

9.   Improve

10. Whose

11. Clue

12. Glue

13. Fruit

14. Juice

15. shoe

Week 5: May 4-8

Week 5 (May 4 - 8)

Division 13

WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS

CLASS ZOOM MEETING: Wednesday 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

ZOOM DROP-IN (Optional) Friday at 10:00 a.m.

May the 4^th be with you – Video: Pourquoi Star Wars est si Populaire?

Curriculum Area	Lesson/Concept	Student Activity
English Literacy	Theme: Compassion You do not need to hand anything in this week for English. BONUS: Write a Kidblog post about any of this week’s activities about Compassion. You can write about the act of kindness you did, the short films you watched or any thing else related to the theme of compassion.	1.   Read assigned book Reach Out: Being Compassionate on Epic. 2.   Watch Pip, and Kitbull - animated short films. Think or talk about with a family member what you think the message is of these short films and how they are related to this week’s theme of compassion. 3.   Do an ACT OF KINDNESS – Some you have written letters for the elderly, if not, choose another act of kindness to do this week. Check out this website for tons of RAK ideas: https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/kindness-ideas , use an idea from the book you read on Epic or use your own idea!
French Literacy	La musique francophone – Chanson de la semaine choisie par les élèves. Grammaire : passé composé  Projet de Passion	1.    Écoute la chanson de la semaine choisie par - Danika: L’oiseau et l’enfant par Kids United Ecoute la chanson choisie par Mme - Soprano, a nos heros du quotidien 2.    Regarde la leçon sur les verbes au passé composé : Français avec Pierre. 3.   Faire des exercices de pratique sur le passé composé : les exercices en ligne ou Fiche à imprimer (Tu n’as pas besoin de remettre ce travail, mais tu peux m’envoyer un photo de ton travail. Il y aussi des exercices de pratique en dessous du vidéo de la leçon avec Pierre que tu peux faire. 4.   Travail sur ton projet – You should be putting it all together now. Start recording audio to your power point, preparing cue cards for presentation or making your video depending on the format that you are doing. Projects are due next week. You can send to me and/or we will organize small groups for presentations. Later this week you will be asked to complete a self-asssessment of your work on this project so far.
Numeracy	Concept: Measurement Optional: XTRA Math for multiplication & division fact mastery	Click this link for Math lessons and worksheets:  Math Antics for Div. 13 Grade 5&6 1) Watch lesson “Units of Distance” 2) Complete practice exercises/worksheets (minimum 1 page) 3)There is NO “I KNoW IT” Math this week. Please complete last week’s if you have not already (length & capacity) OR send me a pic of your practice work that you’ve been doing.
	Get active for at least 30 minutes each day!	Activity of the week: Try this 30 minute Yoga class Try the “Spell your name workout” (pdf in Teams and in email) Campbell has posted another “quarantine challenge” in Kidblog! Check it out 

EXTENSIONS OPPORTUNITIES – These are optional

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 10^th – students, check your email for some Mother’s Day ideas that I’ll send you separately.

Art – Try these “Lunch Doodles” with Mo Willems (the author-illustrator Mme Hirniak talked about last week).

Science –  Check out the fun science quizzes on National Geographic Kids site.

French – Try Duolingo to set yourself goals for daily French practice.

WEEKLY WORDS : Words with /oi/

1.   destroy

2.   annoy

3.   enjoy

4.   employment

5.   loyal

6.   oyster

7.   voyage

8.   choice

9.   appointment

10. moisture

11. coin

12. avoid

13. voice

14. noise

15. broil